July 2, 2026

WATCH: Ohio State's Tanner Holden drains buzzer-beating, game-winning 3-pointer to spoil Rutgers' upset bid

Getty Images No. 25 Ohio State escaped defeat in stunning fashion against Rutgers when Buckeyes guard Tanner Holden nailed a buzzer-beating, game-winning 3-pointer to stun the Scarlet Knights 67-66 in front of a rocking home crowd on Thursday night at Value City Arena.   The wild sequence all started when Rutgers’ Caleb McConnell went to the free-throw stripe with five seconds to go and the Scarlet Knights leading 65-64. McConnell made the first free-throw but missed the next one short, dropping a rebound into the hands of Ohio State’s Brice Sensabaugh. Sensabaugh then found a streaking Bruce Thornton up the court, setting up the game’s most important assist.  Thornton got the ball to Holden with only a second remaining, which was more than enough time as Holden knocked down the buzzer-beating, game-winning 3-pointer.  The game-winning shot happened to be Holden’s first make in three shooting attempts for the game. Zed Key led Ohio…

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